Politics

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has asked President Bola Tinubu to caution “intransigent ministers” in his cabinet who won’t respond to invitations by the National Assembly. Akpabio said such ministers have no place in Tinubu’s…

President Bola Tinubu says his administration’s reforms are a critical step to building enduring national wealth and prosperity for all Nigerians. Mohammed Idris, minister of information and national orientation, delivered the…

The immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has threatened to institute legal proceedings against an online medium that published report linking him to an attack on President Bola Tinubu. Bello who spoke through the…

The All Progressives Congress says Nigeria will get much better in 2025 with the unwavering commitment of President Bola Tinubu to reposition the country and set it on the path of development. The Lagos APC chairman, Cornelius…

President Bola Tinubu has urged leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to emulate Ghana’s democratic practice following a successful presidential and parliamentary elections in the country. Former President…

Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has hailed the judgement of the Court of Appeal setting aside orders restraining the Central Bank of Nigeria and the Accountant General of the Federation from releasing…

Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), says no amount of blackmail will stop the demolition of illegal buildings in the nation’s capital. In recent months, the federal capital development authority (FCDA) has…

Goodluck Jonathan, former president, has advised Siminalayi Fubara, governor of Rivers, to stay committed to the development of the state despite opposition. Speaking at the first Etche festival of food, art and culture exhibition…

Senator Ali Ndume has reiterated his opposition to the tax reform bills, saying that the hurry by the Presidency and some lawmakers to pass the bills looks suspicious. The tax reform bills which passed for second reading at the…

The Senate on Thursday passed for second reading, the tax reform bills forwarded to it by President Bola Tinubu in October 2024. The passage followed a debate among the lawmakers. The bill was thereafter referred to the Committee…

President Bola Tinubu has celebrated former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on his 78th birthday. President spokesman Sunday Dare in a statement said Atiku has been an active player in Nigeria’s democratic journey. “President Bola…

Almost 500 vehicles belonging to the Edo State Government are still missing, according to Fred Itua, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Monday Okpebholo. A committee set up by Edo State to recover vehicles and other assets…

Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have asked President Bola Tinubu to “urgently” review his economic policies that are causing hardship for citizens. The governors spoke in a communiqué issued at…

Doyin Okupe, a former director-general of the Labour Party (LP) presidential campaign, says President Bola Tinubu legitimately won the 2023 election. Okupe, who resigned from LP after the polls — based on “ideological grounds”— has…

A former vice president Atiku Abubakar has faulted President Bola Tinubu’s newest request for a loan, describing it as “bone-crushing”.  The Senate has approved the ₦1.77 trillion ($2.2b) loan request of President Tinubu after a…